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Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:19 pm
by Archer
It appears our dev made a hasty hotfix that missed another use of WMIC, causing this error.
We have patched that issue and have pushed a new launcher version 1.0.13
If you would rather download the client yourself and manually install mods and addons, a zip of the client can be downloaded from:
https://octowow.st/download/client
We appreciate your interest in the project!
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 11:34 pm
by Alex88
Archer wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:19 pm
It appears our dev made a hasty hotfix that missed another use of WMIC, causing this error.
We have patched that issue and have pushed a new launcher version 1.0.13
If you would rather download the client yourself and manually install mods and addons, a zip of the client can be downloaded from:
https://octowow.st/download/client
We appreciate your interest in the project!
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Thank you! It works in linux now.
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 2:08 am
by Richterlevania3
Installing the launcher and updating works, but it still fails with this error when starting from the launcher.
Starting it using VanillaFixes.exe also results in an error.
Starting using WoW.exe works, but when I try to enter the world with the newly created character, it crashes with another error saying I'm out of memory.
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 11:00 am
by Bonejester
I was able to install and get the game running using Lutris and the direct game client.
1. Download the client.
2. Add locally installed game in Lutris.
3. Select Wine for the game runtime.
4. Set the version to proton 8.0 or 9.0. (The most recent versions of proton did not work for me.)
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 11:12 am
by Deduska
Maybe someone will post the full client?
We can start game with "wine WoW.exe" while linux launcher not ready.
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 1:32 pm
by Richterlevania3
Bonejester wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 11:00 am
I was able to install and get the game running using Lutris and the direct game client.
1. Download the client.
2. Add locally installed game in Lutris.
3. Select Wine for the game runtime.
4. Set the version to proton 8.0 or 9.0. (The most recent versions of proton did not work for me.)
Didn't work for me.
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 6:51 pm
by Deshor
Archer wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:19 pm
It appears our dev made a hasty hotfix that missed another use of WMIC, causing this error.
We have patched that issue and have pushed a new launcher version 1.0.13
If you would rather download the client yourself and manually install mods and addons, a zip of the client can be downloaded from:
https://octowow.st/download/client
We appreciate your interest in the project!
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
This one works perfectly for me on Linux using Steam and proton 8.0!
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 2:34 am
by Richterlevania3
So, no updates for this? I want to try the server. Also, is there a Discord link?
Re: Launcher Issues on Linux
Posted: Sun May 10, 2026 12:28 am
by Lothar
Was able to get it to work on Linux, just have a really bad stutter I can't seem to resolve. An appimage type launcher for Linux will be amazing eventually please. In the meantime, anyone have a link to a vanillatweaks,exe that is compatible?